This is fantastic ^_^b

Thanks! Yeah you're right, there's very little button pushing in MIDINES, so it's ideal.

Great work!  Though i kind of like using the controller, but with midines its not like you use it other then the initial set-up anyways.

edit:  and i love your clear minines cart!  too bad it will never see the light of day.

Ooh, hadn't seen that. Thanks!

Perhaps you'd let the 8bc folks know? I don't have an account there anymore.

You are my hero

https://8bc.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=10743

Not the way I've got it. The MIDI input is wired into the external socket via a plug, and the cable trails through the NES's insides.

I've no use for the NES except for MIDINES, so it suits me fine.

can you take the midines cart out without opening the system?

I went a bit further and installed front panel controller buttons (click images for large size):

I'd originally thought about trying to mount a NES controller on the front, but I couldn't think of a tidy way of doing it, so I went for individual buttons (push to make).

I pulled an old NES pad apart and put the board into the NES unit, with the input wires connected to the push buttons, and the output directly to the NES controller input (inside the NES unit).

Luckily I found a replacement NES door on the web which didn't have any logos - tidy!

That's all for now (wonder if I can put a little screen on it? ).

The caps are for DC blocking, so that only AC (audio) passes through.

If you want to give your devices some protection from spikes and frying things through audio connections, then you need to fit something like this.

I have one fitted inside my C-64 as the SIDs are so bloody fragile...

@Alley Beach: Actually, I might just take you up on your kind offer. I'll be in touch.

How did you protect the output?  Are those just 10uf caps on the audio line?  I never quite understood how to protect the outs, with caps and resistors, etc.

sent him a pm to make up =p

what?

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the offer stills stands =]